Question

Write the physical significance of electrostatic force and electric field.

Answer 1

Q: What is the physical significance of electric field?

Ans. Calculations of electric field intensity are of tremendous importance due to the technological applications of electric forces.

It helps in finding the electric force experienced by a unit positive charge when placed at a point in the system of multiple charges.Electric field is a thus independent of the amount of the test charge and is property of system of charges i.e the source charges.

It gives the magnitude and direction of the electric force.

In time varying electromagnetic properties,the concept of electric field intensity becomes very important.